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Ethereal ice swirls dance around Arctic peninsula in stunning new satellite image

NASA's Aqua satellite spotted giant ice swirls stretching for hundreds of miles in the Sea of Okhotsk off Russia's P'yagina Peninsula.

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Aliens in Las Vegas? NASA says no

LAS VEGAS — A bright beam of light recently spotted plummeting through the darkness of an early morning Centennial Hills sky was a meteor and not a UFO, as some Las Vegas residents have speculated, NASA officials confirmed.

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What Will Be in NASA’s UFO Report? A Physicist on Why NASA is Taking it "Very Seriously”

A committee set up by NASA has examined about 800 reports of unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs), or what most of us would call UFOs (unidentified flying objects).

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The Biggest Hazard for Astronauts on the Moon May Be Right Under Their Feet

Lunar regolith is a major hazard for missions heading to the Moon. And it could be worse on some missions than others.

Inverse

NASA says ‘UFO’ that crashed in Las Vegas was a small meteor - but cops hope to find aliens

Numerous reports came in of seeing a mysterious green object tear across the sky near Las Vegas, Nevada, and neighbours reported seeing an eight-foot-tall humanoid in their backgarden

Daily Mirror

Summer solstice 2025: When is the solstice, why does it happen, and how do cultures celebrate?

What is the summer solstice, and when does it happen? The longest day of the year falls on either June 20 or 21 every year in the Northern Hemisphere. Here's everything you need to know about the science, and timing, of the summer solstice.

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Europe's BepiColombo spacecraft to zoom within 150 miles of Mercury in close flyby today

Europe's Mercury probe BepiColombo will take a close look at its target planet on Monday(June 19), and we can expect some exciting new images soon after that.

Space

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NASA recognizes Juneteenth with ceremonial flag-raising (photos)

NASA held a flag-raising ceremony on Thursday (June 15) to recognize the Juneteenth holiday.

Space

A new satellite could help clean up the air in America's most polluted neighborhoods

A new satellite will take continuous measurements of dangerous air pollution in the U.S. That has scientists, and residents, warily optimistic about undoing decades of environmental injustice.

WEKU

Monday briefing: Why new claims about UFOs have experts wondering if the truth really is out there

In today’s newsletter: A former US official said the country has “intact” alien vehicles – and changing attitudes mean some are taking the idea more seriously

The Guardian - UK

Astronaut Sally Ride brought women and the LGBTQ+ community to the final frontier 40 years ago

Sally Ride's journey to space not only continues to inspire young students 4 decades later, but shows the value of diversity and respect, a woman engineering dean argues.

Space

A powerful launcher called Titan IIIC

On June 18, 1965, the expendable launch system Titan IIIC flew for the first time. Used by the U.S. Air Force and NASA from 1965 to 1982, Titan IIIC was a powerful launcher. A.S.Ganesh tells you more about this rocket…

The Hindu

Sally Ride broke through a NASA ceiling 40 years ago, but she wasn’t alone

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — Sally Ride was the first American woman in space when she rode on Space Shuttle Challenger from KSC’s Launch Complex 39-A on June 18, 1983. She broke barriers, but she wasn’t alone.

Orlando Sentinel

Alien green flash: Lightning crackles in vortex near Jupiter's north pole (photo)

NASA's Juno spacecraft snapped a photo of a lightning strike high in the swirling clouds near Jupiter's north pole.

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40 years ago, Sally Ride became the first American woman in space

On June 18, 1983, she made history aboard the space shuttle. America's first woman in space had joined NASA after responding to a newspaper ad. "I knew that's what I wanted to do," she said.

Space

Viral YouTube video explains NASA's search for alien life

A new viral video by a NASA astrobiologist explains the space agency's efforts to find out whether we are alone in the universe.

Space

Surprise! Jupiter's ocean moon Europa may not have a fully formed core

The core of Jupiter's ocean moon Europa might have formed billions of years after the rest of it did, if indeed it has formed at all, a new study finds.

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NASA's Curiosity rover snaps extremely detailed 'postcard' of Martian landscape after waking up from a 'brain-boosting nap'

The new panorama snapped by NASA's Curiosity rover combines photos from two different times of day to create a highly detailed image of the Red Planet.

Inverse

Hubble Just Captured One of the Universe's Most Puzzling Galaxies

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope peered into an enchanting blob in the constellation Pegasus. It's a place ripe with new science about the universe.

Inverse

Alien Life Could Be Hiding in These 4 Weird Places in our Solar System

If there's life on other planets in our Solar System, several recent studies suggest it could turn up in some really bizarre places.

Space

James Webb Space Telescope gets satellite sidekick to aid search for habitable planets

A new small satellite will peer at distant stars to help NASA's James Webb Space Telescope search for potentially habitable exoplanets.

Space

When Johnny met Sally: 'The first woman in space' and a Skylab strip

Three spaceflight anniversaries have a nexus of sorts, in a comic strip that ran in newspapers over 20 years ago. It all comes down to the imagination and knowledge (or lack thereof) of Johnny Hart.

Space

Inflatable moon telescope could peer into universe's Dark Ages

European scientists are developing an inflatable radio telescope concept that could do groundbreaking science on the moon.

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